Fantastic Four Annual #6

(November 1968)

Contents Page (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Letters

typeset

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Annual No. 6 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2020 series) (March 2020)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with a scene taken from interior story and figures of the Fantastic Four taken from various issues of the monthly comic.

Let There Be... Life! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Stretcho! What in blazes are ya doin' here?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Annihilus (first appearance); Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Doctor Molinari; Franklin Richards (birth, name first given in Fantastic Four #94); Scavenger; Mr. Smith

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The birth of Franklin Richards.

Reprints

• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #79 (16 Aprile 1974)
• in Giant-Size Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1974 series) #6 (October 1975)
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #10 - Maximus (3ème trimestre 1976) [Moins 8 pages [Minus 8 pages]]
which is reprinted
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Semic S.A., 1989 series) #274 hors série (octobre 1992)
• in The Titans Annual (World Distributors, 1976 series) #1978 (1977)
• in Le rejeton des 4 Fantastiques (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) (1980)
• in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #54 (483) (June 2002)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #4 (2005) [black and white]
• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1968 (juin 2009)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - A Través del Universo (Septiembre 2012)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)
• in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Fantastic Four Annual No. 6 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2020 series) (March 2020)
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020)
• in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Indexer Notes

Scavenger character identified using Marvel.fandom.com.

Now in Full Color! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Look What's Happening to the Handsome Muscular Men on Muscle Beach, California! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

This candy bar can help you gain lots... of weight! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

High School Diploma Through Home Study (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

United Schools of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Work Clothes "Bargain" (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Mail Order Mart / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Electronic Computer Brain (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Royal Advertising Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Black Knight; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Here is a Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

I'll Make You a Master of Karate (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Precise Publications / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Silver Surfer; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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It's Brand New!! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics Group / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics Group / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Most Powerful Airplane (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now Hear This! (Table of Contents: 21)

Marvel Comics Group / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Colors

? (background only)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Questionnaire for the readers, between story pages 45 and 46.

Collect Coins.. the Hobby Road to Riches (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Hobby Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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Good News for You Who Want to Make Extra Money Easily! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Creative Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

We're Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)